Counting down to the Broken Bells concert in San Francisco Friday night. A girlfriend and I are taking the train up to do a little shopping and see one of the first concerts on Broken Bells’ first tour. The concert starts at 9, which is way too close to my usual bedtime. So we two middle-aged divas are really livin’ it up this weekend!

Broken Bells is a the new collaboration between Danger Mouse and The Shins’ James Mercer. Their first single, The High Road, has gotten a lot of airplay. Their album has a great vibe, with the same kind of moody sound Mercer’s known for.

Here’s October, another great cut from the album. Lyric below. Yes, this blog entry title’s from the lyric. I think it’s the best line in the song.

So you show me round your town
To hell again and back
I love the sexy way you made all the friends you depend on

I know it might seem odd
Kid you’re not the only one
I remember myself as a lonely child
So I was
And you`ve got me wrong
Yeah you`ve got me wrong

(World just seems so right
Till the spark of morning light
And all those searching eyes
Do they scald your tender pride)

Remember what they say
There’s no shortcut to a dream
It`s all blood and sweat
And life is what you manage in between

But what you don`t know
Is you`re too young and eager to love
This evening I see you`re about to get into
The ditch that your old man dug

(World just seemed so right
Till the spark of morning light
And all those searching eyes
Do they scald your tender pride)

To see the stars align
and leave you behind
You want it so, and I
I come by light of an autumn moon
Sit still you know enough
But for now just let it go
Don`t run, don`t rush
Just flow

Through the give and take you’ve had to learn
How to cross the coals and not get burned
But you`re really just a little girl
Playing in the park till the sun goes down

So torn and worn and wise
One day and your time is up
No doubt you think you braided your own hair
So you all grown up

Should you want to cross the line
Which way did you want to find?
Pretend that luck could help you find your way
But you got me wrong
Yeah you got me wrong